McClain grapplers defeat East Clinton, Chillicothe
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The Highland County Press-
After three failed attempts to wrestle the South Central Ohio League tri-match with East Clinton and host Chillicothe, it finally came to fruition on Friday night, as the Tigers defeated both opponents at CHS.
The Tigers entered the match with an even 2-2 record but finished the regular season with a 4-2 mark in the league, losing earlier in the year to Washington and Miami Trace. MHS also has wins against Hillsboro and Clinton-Massie.[[In-content Ad]]In the first match of the night, East Clinton held off a late-charging Chillicothe team to win, 42-37.
The Astros pushed the Tigers hard with the match not being decided until there were only two matches remaining, with McClain coming out on top, 46-31.
In the last round of the night, the Cavaliers found the individual match-ups not too favorable as McClain put up 60 on the scoreboard to only 23 for the home team.
Individually, seven Tigers were a perfect 2-0 on the night: Kaleb Smith (126), Jason Flowers (138), Dillon Hunick (145), Jake Badgley (152), Ethan Paul (170), Gable Smith (195) and Dylan Trefz (285).
Flowers eclipsed a milestone on the night, going over 20 wins on the season, as he is currently 20-18. Trefz went over the 30-win mark for the second consecutive year. He is currently 31-8.
Conner Moriarty (113) went 1-0 on the night.
Three Tigers split even on the night at 1-1: Kylee Stroud (106), Charlie Davis (132) and Jarrett Milnes (220). Dillon Faulconer (160) and Lucas Unger (182) fought hard but were unable to earn a victory, as they were both 0-2 on the night.
Up next is the sectional tournament to be held Feb. 14-15 in Washington C.H.
The top four finishers in each weight class will move on to the district tournament the following week in Wilmington.
Eleven teams make up the sectional tournament
The Tigers entered the match with an even 2-2 record but finished the regular season with a 4-2 mark in the league, losing earlier in the year to Washington and Miami Trace. MHS also has wins against Hillsboro and Clinton-Massie.[[In-content Ad]]In the first match of the night, East Clinton held off a late-charging Chillicothe team to win, 42-37.
The Astros pushed the Tigers hard with the match not being decided until there were only two matches remaining, with McClain coming out on top, 46-31.
In the last round of the night, the Cavaliers found the individual match-ups not too favorable as McClain put up 60 on the scoreboard to only 23 for the home team.
Individually, seven Tigers were a perfect 2-0 on the night: Kaleb Smith (126), Jason Flowers (138), Dillon Hunick (145), Jake Badgley (152), Ethan Paul (170), Gable Smith (195) and Dylan Trefz (285).
Flowers eclipsed a milestone on the night, going over 20 wins on the season, as he is currently 20-18. Trefz went over the 30-win mark for the second consecutive year. He is currently 31-8.
Conner Moriarty (113) went 1-0 on the night.
Three Tigers split even on the night at 1-1: Kylee Stroud (106), Charlie Davis (132) and Jarrett Milnes (220). Dillon Faulconer (160) and Lucas Unger (182) fought hard but were unable to earn a victory, as they were both 0-2 on the night.
Up next is the sectional tournament to be held Feb. 14-15 in Washington C.H.
The top four finishers in each weight class will move on to the district tournament the following week in Wilmington.
Eleven teams make up the sectional tournament